evidence

evidence is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
2. noun. One who bears witness.
3. noun. That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it.
4. transitive verb. To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender.
5. noun. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

   Synonyms: grounds

6. noun. an indication that makes something evident

   "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

7. noun. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
8. verb. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

   "His high fever attested to his illness"

   "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"

   Synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, manifest

9. verb. give evidence

   "he was telling on all his former colleague"

   Synonyms: tell

10. verb. provide evidence for

    "The blood test showed that he was the father"

    "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

    Synonyms: prove, show, testify

Synonyms

grounds, attest, certify, demonstrate, manifest, tell, prove, show, testify

Common word forms

evidenced, evidences, evidencing

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